AVGEEK ALERT! I finally managed to hike with @Reweth out to the 1945 Canso crash site near Tofino (thread)
the trail goes through shore pine bog habitat. i do not know what these blue flowers are, but they& #39;re sure lovely
peekaboo! @Reweth
There used to be a laminated news clipping attached to a bulkhead, telling the story of this amazing emergency landing in which all crew survived to walk out . That& #39;s gone now, but a thoughtful person wrote all the plane& #39;s stats & crew names on the bulkhead:
"Any landing you walk away from is a good landing." AMEN.
This plane not only had 12 crew aboard, it was fully loaded with fuel and antisubmarine ordnance. There& #39;s a bomb crater *just* before you reach the wreckage.
Feb 8, 1945: my mum& #39;s 15th birthday, as it happens
This plane not only had 12 crew aboard, it was fully loaded with fuel and antisubmarine ordnance. There& #39;s a bomb crater *just* before you reach the wreckage.
Feb 8, 1945: my mum& #39;s 15th birthday, as it happens
And a story from one of the survivors, age 90, in 2014. https://globalnews.ca/news/1657347/canso-11007-the-last-flight/">https://globalnews.ca/news/1657...
Here& #39;s @Reweth & #39;s long thread with more and better photos https://twitter.com/reweth/status/1035414124421763073?s=21">https://twitter.com/reweth/st...